UK to withdraw peacekeeping troops from Mali
British peacekeeping troops are being withdrawn from Mali earlier than planned, it has been announced.
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Navy Royal Navy helps in crackdown on gang-related crime in Caribbean
Tanker RFA Tideforce has been working alongside local forces in Turks and Caicos after 15 fatal stabbings since early September.
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Operations Eight years of Operation Shader: The UK's mission against IS
The UK has flown more than 8,000 sorties providing strikes, surveillance and reconnaissance, air-to-air refuelling and transport.
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QE-class aircraft carriers In pictures: Families wave off HMS Queen Elizabeth
The 65,000-tonne ship is heading to the US in place of sister ship HMS Prince of Wales after she broke down near the Isle of Wight.
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Afghanistan Escape from Kabul: The military race to evacuate Afghanistan
An in-depth look at what happened when the Taliban took the Afghan capital of Kabul one year ago.
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Navy 'Queen's Frigate' leaves Portsmouth for three-year mission to the Gulf
HMS Lancaster will conduct patrols with two NATO task forces while on her way to Bahrain.
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Afghanistan Patel describes 'tremendous pride' in Operation Pitting efforts
The Home Secretary said the UK effort was "seismic" and showed a "bond of trust" with Afghans who had helped British forces.
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Operations Op Pitting: RAF personnel receive honours for service
Members of the Royal Air Force involved in Operation Pitting received a clasp for their contribution.
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Sea vessels Navy's most advanced submarine completes NATO operation in Mediterranean
HMS Audacious trained alongside NATO allies on her maiden operational deployment.
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Special forces SAS veteran Chris Ryan is on a mission to get kids reading
'I'm not going to change the world but if I change a couple of kids, I'll be really happy'.
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Operations What is the Joint Expeditionary Force?
The JEF is a northern European security coalition of mainly Nordic and Baltic countries, led by the UK.
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QE-class aircraft carriers Major milestone for HMS Prince of Wales with Chinook landing
The newly appointed leader of the naval part of NATO's Response Force has hit her first 1,000 deck landings in just under two years.
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NATO NATO missions: Where is the alliance operating?
The military organisation comprises 30 member states and conducts security operations around the world.
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Afghanistan Operation Pitting: Defence questioned on Afghan evacuation process
The Foreign Affairs Committee have quizzed military chiefs on how the mission was run behind the scenes of Kabul.
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QE-class aircraft carriers Watch: HMS Prince of Wales departs Portsmouth for NATO duties
The aircraft carrier is leading the naval part of NATO's Response Force – formed to deal with major global events.
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World Where are UK military personnel deployed this Christmas?
A total of 6,100 British servicemen and women will be deployed at home and overseas this festive season.